The Edison Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that champions the advancement of electricity as a cornerstone of progress and innovation, empowering families, businesses, and industries worldwide. The Foundation aims to be a lead source of information for educating stakeholders on the value of electricity and how electric companies are continuously innovating to improve energy grid reliability and resilience and meet customers’ needs. The foundation takes an active role in educating lawmakers, policymakers and the public regarding the activities underway in the electric power sector to provide affordable, clean and reliable energy to customers.

The Foundation educates diverse audiences through strategic partnerships, targeted research and educational events, including site visits to innovative EEI member infrastructure projects, as well as through a variety of thought leadership and earned media opportunities that reinforce the benefits of the energy grid.

Through its programming, the Foundation provides knowledge, insight, and leadership on the status of current and next-generation clean and affordable energy technologies and innovative customer-focused solutions, the industry’s efforts to develop and deploy them, and the important role government support plays in that process.

Upcoming Events

EDISON FOUNDATION LUNCH PANEL
Harnessing Innovation at Scale: New Strategies to Meet Rapid Load Growth
 
Tuesday, November 11, 12:00-1:15pm 
Program Start: 12:15pm
Location: Metropolitan A, Sheraton Grand Seattle, Seattle, WA 98101
 
The electric industry is facing significant load growth driven by electrification, data centers, and new manufacturing. Solutions such as distributed energy resources, virtual power plants, and other technologies can offer opportunities to meet this challenge at lower costs, higher flexibility, and at greater speeds. This panel will bring together electric companies, regulators, and other stakeholders to discuss how these solutions are being deployed, along with the barriers and opportunities they offer
 
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Thought Leaders Dialogs

On October 14, 2025, the Edison Foundation hosted the latest in its Thought Leaders Dialogue series, Accurate Carbon-free Energy Data and the AI-Clean Energy Nexus, which explored the critical intersection of carbon accounting, clean energy, and artificial intelligence. The webinar highlighted a groundbreaking partnership between Southern Company and Singularity Energy to deploy the first-of-its-kind hourly grid carbon tracking platform for large utility customers such as Google.

The Though Leaders Dialog featured the following speakers:

• Dave Hutchens, President and CEO, Fortis (moderator)
• Sy Allen, Renewable & Resiliency Manager, Southern Company
• Wenbo Shi, Founder and CEO, Singularity Energy
• Soazig Kaam, Technical Program Manager, Advanced Energy Labs, Google

Download the recording.

Download the slides.